After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Nian Susu gave an awkward laugh but said nothing. After all, it was not original, and he felt guilty when being praised.

She walked deeper into the plum forest, and used her delicate hands to push aside the short plum branches, moving very carefully for fear of scaring off the plum blossoms.

Qin Junyu followed her wandering in the forest with great interest. When they saw fallen petals all over the ground somewhere, Nian Susu suddenly mentioned something like "Lin Daiyu Burying Flowers". He had never heard of this character. She said she had read about it in a book, but when asked about the title of the book, she refused to tell him.

He always felt that she was hiding a lot of things from him, and until now, there was one question that he had not yet solved.

Seeing her cheering and jumping for joy, Qin Junyu couldn't bear to ruin her mood, but there was no better time than now to ask clearly.

He cleared his throat, "Ahem... Lingling, I heard... that the day you woke up, you went to Hefeng Courtyard first, and then came to Yangxin Palace to find me, right?"

Nian Susu's smile froze on her face, and gradually faded. The plum branch she was waving in her hand drooped weakly, and she said in a muffled voice: "Yes, there is something I can't figure out, and only she can tell me the answer, so... I couldn't wait to ask her as soon as I woke up."

"She?" Qin Junyu clenched his fists, "What is Qiao Yue's true identity?"

He didn't believe that a palace maid from Xiangru Palace could be so courageous as to help the emperor escape from the palace and burn down the Tianlao and kill Mu Zelan.

Furthermore, when Qiao Yue asked Li Zhongquan for help, she took out the Crown Princess's seal to prove her identity. According to Nian Susu's reaction at the time, she was also very surprised, which means that she did not know that the seal had been taken away.

Then there is only one possibility, that the concubine's seal was stolen. How could a palace maid from Xiangru Palace sneak into the East Palace without being noticed and steal the concubine's seal?

Although the defense of the Eastern Palace is not as tight as that of Tianxuan Villa, it is impossible for a little palace maid to sneak in quietly.

Nian Susu had her back to him. When he asked this question, her heart suddenly contracted and her back stiffened.

Even if she didn't say it, Qin Junyu would definitely be able to find out with some time. Rather than creating a rift between the two of them, it would be better to confess.

She turned around and looked at him seriously, "Qiao Yue, that's Nian Qiaoyue."

Qin Junyu's expression was confused for only a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

"At that time, you asked Ah Falcon to lead the people from Tianxuan Villa to sneak into the dungeon of Prince Ren's mansion to rescue her. After that, she has been living in Hefeng Courtyard. I guess my concubine seal was stolen by her at that time."

Qin Junyu finally understood.

No wonder "Qiao Yue" hated the Queen so much, it turns out she was an old acquaintance.

"Then...what's wrong with you?"

"Is it related to the year and month?"

"Why did you keep emphasizing that I save her before you passed out?"

Qin Junyu asked three questions in a row, and Nian Susu almost couldn't stand it.

She hadn't figured out how to explain the existence of the system to Qin Junyu, or rather, she had never thought of telling him at all.

The question came too suddenly, and she had to think carefully about how to conceal it.

Qin Junyu kept staring into her eyes, eyes never lie.

Nian Susu felt nervous and guilty. He turned around and walked forward as if unintentionally, hitting the fallen flowers on the ground with a plum branch and watching them fall down one after another.

"My illness...is related to her, but not much."

Qin Junyu followed her, his eyes following the rise and fall of the plum branch in her hand.

Nian Susu racked his brains to make up an excuse: "She cast a spell on me, tying my life to hers, so...if she dies, I will not be able to live either."

"That's why I told you to save her."

Qin Junyu was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to think about it. If he listened to the imperial physician and stopped giving Nian Qiaoyue the medicine, wouldn't Nian Susu never wake up again?

He originally did not believe in ghosts and witchcraft, but after this incident, he had to believe it. So when Nian Susu said that Nian Qiaoyue had cast a poison on him, he did not doubt it. Instead, he was glad that he had saved Qiao Yue.

"But..." Qin Junyu's face froze, "Nian Qiaoyue...is dead."

The day Nian Susu woke up, she died. Qin Junyu only found out about it later when he heard the report from the imperial physician.

Nian Susu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Qin Junyu believed her, she would have her own way to deal with the future.

"So I went to find her as soon as I woke up and asked for a way to get rid of the poison." She turned around and walked backwards, holding the plum branch behind her back. The wind blew her long hair and her skirt fluttered. She smiled and asked, "Are you relieved, Your Highness?"

Qin Junyu had a doting look on his face, smiled helplessly, quickened his pace and approached her, put his long arms around her and held her in his arms, saying aggrievedly: "You still hid such a big thing from me, if I abandon Nian Qiaoyue's life, wouldn't it be the same as killing you?"

"Don't do this again, okay?"

"I'm really scared of losing you."

He buried his face in the fur edge of her cloak and rubbed it, his nose feeling sore and itchy.

Nian Susu rarely heard him say sweet words, and couldn't hide her smile, "Okay, okay, I promise I won't do that again."

Only then did Qin Junyu let her go, with an angry and aggrieved look as if warning her.

-

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Lin Shoude came in and announced, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince and Concubine Xin are here."

Qin Junyu put down his pen after hearing this, stood up and walked to the coffee table next to the dragon case, on which was placed freshly brewed tea. He sat down at the main seat, straightened his robes, and said, "Please invite them in."

Lin Shoude responded and hurriedly ran out in small steps.

It has been more than a month since the late emperor passed away. As Qin Junyu has not yet held the coronation ceremony, the titles of the late emperor's concubines have been delayed, and the palace people still use the previous titles to call them.

Concubine Xin took Qin Wenyuan into the Yangxin Palace.

Xin Jieyu had a worried look on her face, and she didn't even dare to raise her head. She walked up to Qin Junyu and bowed first. On the other hand, Qin Wenyuan, as before, broke free of Xin Jieyu's hand and held Qin Junyu's hand, saying aggrievedly, "Brother Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time."

He pouted and glanced at Concubine Xin, "Mother always says that my brother is busy and doesn't want me to disturb him."

Concubine Xin smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yuan'er is still young and doesn't understand much."

Qin Junyu smiled gently and pinched his brother's face, "It's okay, Yuan'er can still get along with me as before, and Concubine Xin doesn't need to be nervous."

"Please sit down." He made a "please" gesture.

The concubine of the previous emperor could be considered half his mother, and Concubine Xin was Qin Wenyuan's biological mother, so he still respected her very much.

Xin Jieyu followed her instructions and took a seat with her skirt lifted. Qin Wenyuan also returned to his seat and knelt like a dumpling. He glanced at the tea at hand, frowned, and looked disgusted.

"Can't get used to it?" Qin Junyu noticed it immediately.

Qin Wenyuan shook his head. "No, my mother doesn't allow me to drink too much tea. It will be hard for me to fall asleep at night."

"Yes, Yuan'er is still young and in the period of growing up. He should go to bed early." Concubine Xin was afraid that Qin Junyu would blame her, so she hurried to explain.